My biggest problem with WFH is that the VPN guys just don't understand the correct protocol for the giant mainframe mouse.
<Shields of laughter up> Rob Schramm On Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 15:46 Martin Packer <martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com> wrote: > I can't help you with that but I can note I have a Logitech K780 keyboard > and a Logitech M720 Triathlon mouse, both of which allow button-press > switching to 3 computers. (Right now it's Raspberry Pi and Macbook Pro.) > The universal receivers are in the Pi and the Macbook Pro is Bluetooth > attached to them. (Third computer will be my ancient 12.9" iPad Pro - just > as soon as I can get iPad OS 13.4 installed.) > > This might help you - as a future consideration. > > Cheers, Martin > > Martin Packer > > zChampion, Systems Investigator & Performance Troubleshooter, IBM > > +44-7802-245-584 > > email: martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com > > Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker > > Blog: > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker > > Podcast Series (With Marna Walle): https://developer.ibm.com/tv/mpt/ > or > > > https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/mainframe-performance-topics/id1127943573?mt=2 > > > Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_65HaYgksbF6Q8SQ4oOvA > > > > From: Steve Beaver <st...@stevebeaver.com> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Date: 20/03/2020 18:01 > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: OT: Mandatory Work From Home at my company > Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > > > > In my work setup I have 3 Monitors and 2 computers and a Logitech 850 > Mouse > and Keyboard. > > For me to switch I have to move the Dongle. > > Can anyone suggest a piece of gear I can put a pair of USB-A plugs onto a > switch box and have my dongle on the other side with > A button to switch back and forth? > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2020 12:01 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: OT: Mandatory Work From Home at my company > > FWIW, my WFH setup for many years now includes an MS Natural keyboard and > a > comfortable Logitech gaming mouse that I use a USB3 switch to change > between > my small work laptop, large home desktop and medium-sized home laptop. > IOGear makes the USB3 switch, which can handle up to 4 inputs switched > among > up to 4 CPU's. My 27 inch Dell monitor has multiple HDMI and DisplayPort > inputs so I can switch the screen among all my machines. Lots of cables > of > course, but it has been well worth it. > > The HumanScale office chair I bought long ago is comfortable too, not > cheap > but the best investment in WFH comfort I ever made. > > Radoslaw, > > I don't know how other US companies do it, but mine has a telcom setup > that > routes my work extension to my home land line as well as ringing in the > Cisco Jabber software on my company laptop, so I don't need a company cell > phone. Don't want a company cell phone either, managers get them but > techies like me don't need them. If I'm not online the Tech Support OPS > people know my home phone number and can call me there for production > issues. If I'm not at home I am not easily reachable (not counting > vacations where I do take the work laptop along for emergencies), but my > manager has my personal cell number in case of a true emergency when I am > out of the house. And being a true old fogey my cell is only turned on > when > I am out of the house. I use it strictly for phone calls and public > transit > schedules, and sometimes texts to/from family. No facebook, no twitter, > no > games, don't need and don't want any of that. > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of > Seymour J Metz > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2020 11:47 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: OT: Mandatory Work From Home at my company > > No, you don't need a big PC with a comfortable keyboard and screen that > doesn't force continual scrolling, but it sure makes life more pleasant > and > more productive. It never ceases to amaze me how people put up with > terrible > human factors. Take the typical laptop keyboard - please! > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__mason.gmu.edu_-7Esmetz3&d=DwICAg&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=BsPGKdq7-Vl8MW2-WOWZjlZ0NwmcFSpQCLphNznBSDQ&m=gYC6ELCXivVr7Aty4oozAk87Pu_6--HIljz9GbxDH6c&s=Zlka47jvLW__F54rvWS3P3PLnhKUwVs_SoxnhcAJa6M&e= > > > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf > of > R.S. [r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl] > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2020 10:51 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: OT: Mandatory Work From Home at my company > > W dniu 19.03.2020 o 18:30, Jousma, David pisze: > > We have been moved to Work from home for the foreseeable future. We > have > company provided laptop connecting via VPN, and softphone so my office > number rings wherever my laptop is connected. Seems to be working out > pretty well. It's the WEBEX server farm that seems to be having the > growing > pains... > > Just curious: In Poland and IMHO in Europe almost any office employee has > company cell phone. In my company it is mandatory. I don't know any person > form IT world (IBM, EMC, HDS, HP, local companies) without the cell phone. > For years. > What about US? I visited US many times and in the past I was amazed how > popular the pagers were, when we were using cell phones. From the other > hand > I learnt that telco services in US are significantly cheaper than in > Europe. > > Note: we are using smartphones and many company application are available > in > the phone. That allows me to start working early morning in bed. I don't > have to do it, but it is just convenient. It's not only answering emails, > but also accept requests (I'm manager), calendar schedule, password reset > tool, Skype (inside company, and external), address book, etc. Total it's > about 25 applications. Of course it's inside secure container and > connected > via VPN. > As someone wrote, its' 2020, not 1950. However I say: it's 2020, not 2000. > You don't need big PC to do many things which you can do from the phone. > > -- > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an > authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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